Saturday, October 5, 2013

Ferruginous Flycatcher

Both walks around the local patch Thursday and Friday morning had to be cut short due to torrential downpours. Best bird of the two brief walks was a superb Ferruginous Flycatcher in scrub close to the house. There seemed to be a few extra migrants/winter visitors around with increases in the numbers of Eastern Stonechat, Yellow-browed Warbler and Taiga Flycatcher. Also present were two Asian Brown Flycatchers,single Eastern Crowned and Thick-billed Warbler, 4 Black-capped Kingfisher, 2 Black-naped Oriole and the first Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler of the winter. During better weather on Friday four adult Bhraminy Kite and two Black Kite were recorded over the house.

Most of today spent driving north to Lampang, birds on the way included a Rufous-winged Buzzard near Thoen, plenty of Black-shouldered Kite and once north of Thoen lots of Pied Bushchats on roadside wires.

Monday we move onto Chiang Dao, where we will be based for the next three months. Whilst there i hope to record the raptor migration over the area during the next three or four weeks as well as trying to see as many species as possible in the area during this time, i will keep you posted.

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About Me

I am a Norfolk birder who now spends the winter months living and birding in Thailand. The summer months are spent working and living on Scolt Head Island, Norfolk, England as permanent summer warden for Natural England. I have spent the last eight winters in Thailand and have seen well over 700 species in the country. I am happy to offer free advice on birding in Thailand and anyone wanting more information or advice can contact me at neilscolt@gmail.com.
I have been birding for around 30 years, and have long given up twitiching in the UK now concentrating on finding my own birds which have included White-billed Diver, Broad-billed Sandpiper, Lesser Yellowlegs, Isabelline Shrike (2), Calandra Lark, Arctic Warbler, Hume's Warbler, Radde's Warbler (2), Dusky Warbler, Booted Warbler, Spectacled Warbler, Marmora's Warbler, Citrine Wagtail and Yellow-breasted Bunting.
I am also a keen moth trapper in both the UK and Thailand, and have helped produce the Norfolk Bird and Mammal Report for the last 18 years.